Planning Scheme Provisions (3.9 MB) - Cairns Regional Council

- 128 -tttIdentify a minimum standard of development and design that should apply topublic parkland according to function and hierarchy.Ensure that local and citywide planning for an open space system and publicparkland is integrated with other city and regional planning.Ensure a minimum level of provision of parkland based on performancecriteria, which maintain or enhance existing levels of provision across the city.5.12.2 Components of the Open Space SystemThe city’s open space system can contain the following components:+public park land including sporting fields, informal parks and other public landused for sport and recreation.t State owned reserves used for parks, recreation, conservation and otherrecreation or conservation related purposes.t Council owned conservation areas, habitat reserves and protected natural areast Waterways, wetlands and rivers1 t beaches and foreshores.5.12.3 Local Area Open Space Management Plans (LAOSMP)Council intends to prepare LAOSMP for the plan area. These will be based on twocatchments :ttCentral City (CBD)City SuburbsLAOSMP detail Council’s plan for the current and future provision of public parkland to service existing and fuhue communities within a defined catchment.LAOSMP identify a preferred system of public parks and sporting fields as well asareas of conservation, social, cultural or landscape significance.To ensure that public park land is provided according to emerging community needs,Council requires a contribution from developers towards the development of thepublic park component of the open space system. A fundamental purpose of theLAOSMP is to guide this contribution, which may be provided in land, works,money or a combination of these.The objectives for the preparation of LAOSMP are to:tttEnsure the level and quality of provision of public parks reflects Councils openspace objectives and park planning performance criteria.Ensure design and location recognises opportunities for linkage with othersocial infrastructure.Identify and protect areas of environmental, landscape or cultural importanceand identify opportunities for public parks to enhance this protection.